Effective water management is crucial for performing proton exchange membrane fuel cells.
The liquid water can be directly observed using an Optically visualized proton exchange …

In this study, the lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) is used to investigate liquid water transport
in the microporous layer (MPL) and gas diffusion layer (GDL) of polymer electrolyte …

Abstract The optimization of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) electrolyzers necessitates
an intimate knowledge of the oxygen flows within the anodic porous transport layers (PTLs) …

In polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs), understanding the effect of graded
porosity on liquid water distribution and oxygen diffusion inside the porous components is …

Water transport and heat transfer are two critical issues for proton exchange membrane fuel
cell (PEMFC) commercialization. Proper water and heat management ensure a sufficient …

Adding a hydrophobic micro-porous layer (MPL) between a gas diffusion layer (GDL) and a
catalyst layer (CL) at the cathode of a PEM fuel cell was found capable of improving cell …

In this paper, pore network simulations are carried out to explore the effects of micro porous
layer (MPL) and its crack location on the liquid and oxygen transport in the gas diffusion …

Fluid flow through the gas diffusion layer (GDL) of fuel cells is numerically studied using a
pore network modeling approach. The model is developed based on an experimental …

Understanding the coupled two-phase dynamics in the cathode gas diffusion layer (GDL)
and gas channel (GC) is of vital importance to optimize water management and to improve …

Optical microscopy was used to visualize the flow of two phases [British Petroleum (BP) oil
and an aqueous surfactant phase] in confined space, three-dimensional, transparent …